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No. 28Q,138. I Patented Nov. 27.1883.l

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' UNITED STATES CHARLES RADCLIFFE, OF

NEWARK, NEW .IERsEY.

BUTTON.

VSZEEIZIIFICA'ITON' forming part of Letters Patent No. 289,138, dated November 27, 1883.

Application filed April bar, e. Both of the plates a and b are provided To NZZ whom, it mary concern:

Be it known that I, CHARLEs RADCLIFFE, a citizen of the United States, residing at New-j ark, in the county of Essex and State of New Jersey, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Buttons; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and eX- aet description ofthe invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to letters of reference marked thereon. which form a part of this specification.

My invention relates tov an improvement in buttons for use in sewing upon cloth and oth er material; and itconsists in three plates, the two outer plates being provided with unob-` structed central apertures and bent flanges around the edge to take hold of each other, while the central plate has a bar across the central aperture in it, affording a means for holding the thread, and is of asize to lit in between the other two plates and entirely ll the space between them diametrically and in thickness, but with suicient liberty or looseness to allow of its being turned therein.

In the drawings, Figure lis a plan view of the improved button; Fig. 2, a plan view of the bottom plate; Fig. 3, a plan View of the top plate, Fig. 4, a plan of thel central revolving plate or disk; and Figx is an enlarged section on line .fr x, Fig. l.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding part-s Wherever they occur.

The top plate is lettered a and the bottom one b, and the central revolving plate or disk is lettered c. The central revolving plate is provided with a'central openinghaving acrosslplate b is marked g.

vterior plates, a b, mayrevolve.

with unobstructed central openings coinciding with the opening in the disk c. The central opening in plate a is marked f, While that in rIhe under plate, b, is provided with a turned-up ilange around its edge, and the upper plate, a, is provided with a similarly-turned flange, h, which encompasses the flange on the lower plate and pinches upon and holds it. In putting the button together the plate or disk c is set in place in the plate b, and the 4plate a forced down upon them. As already explained, the disk c completely-lls the space between the two plates a and b, and acts at one and the same time as apacking and as a center upon which the ex- The disk c, being united to the material or garment by thread passing over the bar @,Will be held stationary, while the two outer plates are allowed to revolve over it when necessary.

What I desire to claim and secure by Letters Patent is A button composed of the two plates a and b, having unobstructed central openings and iianges on the edge, by which they are united, and afcentral revolving plate or disk, c, lling the entire space between the plates a and b, andadapted to revolve therein, and provided with a central aperture having the cross-bar e, substantially as set forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing I have hereunto set my hand this 28th day of March, 1883.

CHARLES RADCLIFFE. Witnesses:

OLIVER DRAKE, F. F. CAMPBELL. 

